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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. As G7 foreign ministers prepare to meet in Ontario’s Niagara Region, family of hotel owner Jimmy Lai and Niagara-on-the-Lake’s lord mayor are calling for the pro-democracy activist’s …
Read More »U.S. criticized for denying Mahmoud Abbas visa to attend UN as Palestinian statehood set for discussion
The U.S. says it won’t allow Mahmoud Abbas entry to the country, where he was set to attend a gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York City, prompting a spokesperson for the Palestinian president to call for the decision to be reversed. Representatives for Canada and several other countries have …
Read More »Judge dismisses Alec Baldwin lawsuit claiming malicious prosecution in fatal set shooting
A New Mexico judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by actor Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the western movie Rust. The judge, in a ruling made public Wednesday, dismissed the case without prejudice for …
Read More »Trump says U.S. will set 15% tariff on South Korean imports under new deal
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. will charge a 15 per cent tariff on imports from South Korea, down from a threatened 25 per cent, as part of a deal that eases tensions with a Top 10 trading partner and key Asian ally. South Korea also agreed to invest $350 billion in the United States in projects …
Read More »Proposed Wasaga Beach sale could set ‘awful precedent,’ environmentalists say
The Ontario government’s plan to hand parts of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the local town for tourism development could set an “awful precedent” for other provincially owned parks, environmental advocates say. Premier Doug Ford announced in May that his government would give $38 million to Wasaga Beach to …
Read More »Soaring Jays set franchise record with 11th straight win at home, defeating rival Yankees 4-1
The first two innings have never been Kevin Gausman’s forte but when he gets off to a quick start he knows it’s going to be a good game. Gausman struck out Trent Grisham and two-time American League MVP Aaron Judge in the first two at bats of the Toronto Blue …
Read More »Canada needs a U.S. trade deal but shouldn’t have set a negotiation deadline, says Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada urgently needs to land a trade deal with the United States but it should not have set a deadline for negotiations because U.S. President Donald Trump “will try to take advantage” of the time crunch. “The challenge with a unilateral, self-imposed deadline is that …
Read More »U.S. airstrikes set back Iran’s nuclear program by just months, report says
A U.S. intelligence report suggests that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back by only a few months after U.S. strikes, and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as U.S. President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment. The report issued by the U.S. Defence …
Read More »Kamloops RCMP issues public notification as sex offender set to be released under house arrest
RCMP in Kamloops, B.C., have released a public notification as a man with a history of sexual offences against children is set to be released on probation. Taylor Dueck pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a person under 16 years of age at an equestrian facility in Kelowna, B.C., on Feb. 9, …
Read More »Rapper Kid Cudi says his car was set on fire weeks after Sean (Diddy) Combs broke into his home
Rapper Kid Cudi testified Thursday that Sean (Diddy) Combs broke into his Hollywood Hills home in 2011 after finding out he was dating Combs’s ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, and that someone set fire to his car weeks later. Cudi, whose given name is Scott Mescudi, took the witness stand in Combs’s sex trafficking trial …
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